Peace Now 'alarmed' by 3,000 more settler homes in West Bank

'Netanyahu is compromising the future of Israel'

(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, FEBRUARY 1 - The Peace Now NGO, an
activist group in Israel with the aim of promoting a two-state
solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, spoke out on
Wednesday against the Israeli prime minister's latest moves.
Benyamin ''Netanyahu must not let the two state solution be
the causality of his fight for political survival,'' it wrote in
a statement published on its website. ''Yesterday's announcement
include the promotion of housing units deep in the West Bank and
in highly problematic areas for a future agreement. In order to
satisfy his settler constituency and divert public attention
away from his investigations Netanyahu is compromising the
future of Israel.''
In January, investigators from the national police anti-fraud
unit questioned Netanyahu twice over his alleged acceptance of
tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from wealthy businessmen.

The statement came after Netanyahu approved the building of
3,000 more housing units in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

Peace Now found especially significant the fact that 1,380
housing units are ''in areas that are not likely to be a part of
Israel in a future agreement''.
Over the past few days, Netanyahu had already approved the
building of 2,500 more settler housing units in the West Bank as
well as 68 homes in the Ofra settlement. (ANSAmed).